Word study · Greek

éntalma

commandments

Say it: EN-tal-mah (approximate)

ἔνταλμα

What it means

A commandment, an order (often a human rule). In 2:22, "the commandments and doctrines of men." Also in Matthew 15:9 and Titus 1:14.

Range of meaning

  • CommandmentAn order.
  • Human preceptA rule of human origin.

In Colossians

  • Chapter 2

    "According to the commandments" (2:22).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G1778 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources